A gallant and gutsy performance from John Ryder was not enough to beat Mexican fighter Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in front of more than 50,000 people in Guadalajara, Mexico.
A bruised and bloodied Ryder lost by unanimous decision in a heroic effort against one of the world’s best fighters at Akron Stadium.
The judges scored the fight 120-107 on one card and 118-109 on the other two to improve Canelo’s record to 59-2-2 in his first fight in his homeland since 2011.
Both fighters used the first two rounds to feel each other before a Canelo jab caused blood to pour from Ryder’s nose. Canelo then knocked down Ryder with a clean one-two in the fifth round and it looked ominous for the 34-year-old from Islington.
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